Hi everyone!
Last Tuesday I said "Goodbye" to Glasgow Presbytery- or should I say "They said "au revoir" to me?"
Lovely wee tribute from the Moderator about where I'd served these past 9 years, and then " Glasgow's loss is Aberdeen's gain" aw bless !
Also last week I conducted a funeral for a Springburn man since one of my colleagues from our Parish Grouping was on holiday. ( she had done one for me) It struck me as I drove round trying to find the home of the deceased man's next of kin, that my grandfather was born and brought up in Springburn. And my husband is always saying how the new West of Scotland Signalling Centre has kinda come full circle from where the goods depot was in my Grandad's day of 1910's onward.
You know I said up there that this was my last hurrah for GP....well it wasn't really. I pitched up at Clincarthill Church on Sat to do a wee strand about Messy Church, as part of the Mission Group's networking morning. It wasn't that well attended but good listening ears and met a few new key people ( just as I'm leaving!)
Have just done service fermentation for this Sunday but my mind is occupied with the Spring Concerton Friday 24th March ( tickets available at door!) which I've organised as a Fundraiser for that exciting east end mentoring Youth Project Junction 12. My next blog will tell you how it's gone. Byeee.
Wednesday 22 March 2017
Thursday 2 March 2017
March 2nd...Sing a new Song!
What a Mighty and Connecting God we serve!
Today is a kinda day off, so I took myself off walking to my favourite Coffee Shop in Hamilton. ( Bean and Berry) I've been either walking or cycling there maybe a year. Because I work from home, it's hard to sit still and read a novel- unless I deliberately take myself out of the house!
Get on with it Dot!
Just as I'm leaving, one of the servers whom I've exchanged greetings with before, says" Bye Dot...what is it you do by the way? I know you've told me."
I say "I'm a locum minister over in Riddrie"
She says "What..I'm a minister in the Elim Church!"
I sit down next to her and we chat away. I find myself telling her I'm off to paint a ceiling.
She stops me in my tracks by exclaiming..."my son is a painter n decorator"
I decide to give her my business card and she promises me her son will contact me at the w/e.
I am so thankful to God! I could have climbed ye olde stepladder but might have come a cropper..so .....providing he's not too expensive, I'll leave it to the expert....
We should never be amazed when God shines His goodness upon us- especially if we, His people, have been going through a rough time. One of my daughters ( not the usual one) is off work just now, and we are playing the waiting game still, with David's job interview not yet appearing and I go to Aberdeen Mannofield Church on April 27th...testing times...but good times.
If you are reading this with a heavy load, remember Your heavenly Father knows. He sees. He always makes a way through your problems. Talk to Him about it. HE alone is "The Lifter of Your head!" ( Psalm 3 or 4)
Today is a kinda day off, so I took myself off walking to my favourite Coffee Shop in Hamilton. ( Bean and Berry) I've been either walking or cycling there maybe a year. Because I work from home, it's hard to sit still and read a novel- unless I deliberately take myself out of the house!
Get on with it Dot!
Just as I'm leaving, one of the servers whom I've exchanged greetings with before, says" Bye Dot...what is it you do by the way? I know you've told me."
I say "I'm a locum minister over in Riddrie"
She says "What..I'm a minister in the Elim Church!"
I sit down next to her and we chat away. I find myself telling her I'm off to paint a ceiling.
She stops me in my tracks by exclaiming..."my son is a painter n decorator"
I decide to give her my business card and she promises me her son will contact me at the w/e.
I am so thankful to God! I could have climbed ye olde stepladder but might have come a cropper..so .....providing he's not too expensive, I'll leave it to the expert....
We should never be amazed when God shines His goodness upon us- especially if we, His people, have been going through a rough time. One of my daughters ( not the usual one) is off work just now, and we are playing the waiting game still, with David's job interview not yet appearing and I go to Aberdeen Mannofield Church on April 27th...testing times...but good times.
If you are reading this with a heavy load, remember Your heavenly Father knows. He sees. He always makes a way through your problems. Talk to Him about it. HE alone is "The Lifter of Your head!" ( Psalm 3 or 4)
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